Certificate, diploma or degree of person

Definition

Certificate, diploma or degree refers to a certificate, diploma or degree obtained by the person from an accredited educational institution. It also includes educational certificates or diplomas awarded to the person by provincial or federal authorities, such as the journeyman/woman designation or teaching and nursing certificates. The certificate, diploma or degree must be awarded based principally on evaluation of educational attainment and not on attendance.

Person refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programs.

Classifications

• Classification of highest earned degree, diploma or professional designation January 01, 2020 to current
• Classification of highest certificate, diploma or degree, regrouping variant of education levels March 10, 2016 to current
• Classification of highest certificate, diploma or degree April 07, 2016 to May 25, 2021

Relation to previous version

• Certificate, diploma or degree of person March 10, 2016 to current

  This is the current version.